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which property’s music bnd music- stands) s presently at the disrosal ete.” could mot be intended, no other Band, particularly the Native, has never mor will ever extend co rtesy etc.! It was tkought that ‘‘presentiy’’—that is the dey the leiter was written -would be taken as nieaning that the properties mentioned were in the hands of the Navy Band. Could you rot, Brother O ganization, have taken it that way 3 You make the letter to wread: the Industrial Dand is the only disposed to lend “‘musiec and music-stands; which wll not only mean that you are not w lling to 'end, but that the Industrial Band would not be willing to lend a lvre or a clip since these are things otper than music or music-stands. That would ke silly were it true, would it nct? Anyway, hereis the hand for pro- gr>ss ard h gher things. Yours. FHE INDUSTRIZL BRASS BAND. Frederviksted, Aug. 31st 1919. ‘The Ame:ican schr. ‘"Virginia’ ar- vived here last night from Porto Rico vie St. Thomas with 52 packages of gereral cargo and the folicwing pas- sengers: \xelina Rollock, Antoinette Rubel, Susanna Giddings, Jacob Edwards, Een- jariin E. Rubel, Beanca Adams, lnis En anuel. Ghe left ot 6p. m., with the follow- ing passengers: 'or Po-to Rico—A. H. Staples, F. M. Co 'tina. I'or St. Thomas—James Cregory, Al- fred Austin, J. Hunt, Miss A. Meyers. Miss L. A, Sewer, Miss A. A. Lorand, Miss C. Castello, Oleude & Ceeil Mar- sh:l, Randoiph Simmonds, Simeon Weeks, Miss Vesup, V. Gabriei, Miss He en Russell, E. Waleott, W. Henley, Miss Buhimann. , The Amer. Sloop ‘'Carib” arrived here Moanday morning from Porto Rico with a cirgo of Gasoline for Mr. R. L. Mer- wir & Co. TELE@RABS ST. CROIX STATION. Pretoria, Aug. 98th.—General Louis Botha, the Premier and Minister of Agri- culture of the Union of South Africa, died suddanly early this morning follow- ing an attack of influenza. New York, Aug. 28th.- -Mayor Hylan reccived a telegram from the Prince of Wales, tolay aceepting the Mayor’s invi- tation sent by an a=ro plane mail to visit ‘New York anl accept the freedom of the city. The FErince said he expected to cone to che United States in November. Washington, Aug 928th. —The sale to France for $400,000,000 of all the Ameri- can expeditivnary force property in that country except that withheld to return ST Rty 4¥y IS to the United States and for the use of the troops remaining is provided for in the contract signed with the Freuch Govt., the War Department ;was advised today by its special liquidation commis- sion. Brussels, Aug.2Bth. -The Belgian Govt. has raisad its legations to the Quirinal and the Holy See t» Embassies. Paris, Aug. 29th.- -President Poincare today rigned a decree prohibiting the ex- portation of rice. Beriin, Aug. 28th.—The'‘Vorwaerts’’ announces the composition ofa rew Im- perial Council as follows: Prussia 25 votes, Bavaria 7, Saxony 5, Baden 3, Wurtemburg 3, all other States one, whilz the rouse principalities coupled one vote. Ottawa, Aug. 28th—The Dominion capital gave a welcome to the Prince of Wales today. San Juan, P. R. Sept. 3rd.— (‘bserver here says: Storm moderate, iatensity is passing fifty miles south of Porco Rico, moving westward. No danger here. Weather calm. . London, Aug.2Bth. (Reuter’s). All the newspapers are featuring the anthusi- astic welcome to the Prince of V ales is receiving in Canada. Tae West ninster Gazette says. ‘‘No one ever doubted that the Prince weuld receive such a wel- come. - .Jis own personality and the part piayed In the struggle wherein the Cana- dians bore so great a share, were sufilei- ent so assure that, but the people of the dominion are sargassing «!l expec cations by the Leartiness ir. their v elcome and by the pleasure they are ok viously taking in the Princez visit.. In th: midst of all these manifestations of pu:lic in- terest ¢ nd his ewa popularity, the Prince is Learing himself (well, displaying tl it quict courtesy ‘and modesty which already endesred him to his pecple at Lome.”’ Quebec, Aug. 29th.—H. M. S. ‘‘Re- nown’’ which brought the 'Prinece of Wales to Quebec, is due to leave liere on Sentember Ist. The programme of her cruise for September and October is as follows: Leave Quebec on September 1:t, and pit in to Halifax September 38rd. tor oil. Leave Halifax on Sept. sth arriving at St. Kitts Sept. 9th, Leave St. Kitts on Sept. 12th. arriving at Barbados Sept. 13th. Leave Barbados on Sept. 16th. arriving at Grenada Sept. 16th. < Leave _renada on Sept. 19th. a:riving at Trinidad Sept. 19th. Leave Trinidad on Sept. 23rd. arriving at Bahia Sept. 30th. Leave Bahia October 2nd. arriving at Rio October 4th. (taking oil). e Leave Rino Oct. 14th. arriving at Per- nambuco Oct, 14th.§ Leave Pernambuco Oct. 19th. a riviug at Trinidad Oct. 25th. Leavinz Trinidad Oct. 27th. arri’ing at New York November Ist. Londor, Aug. 29th—A heavy boinbard- ment lasiing for two hours was heard at Viborg, Finland, on August 27th. in the direction of Kronstadt, the Bolsheviki Naval Base near Petrograd, says a Hel- singfors message today. It is supposed that the British naval and air forces are engaged. Archangel, Aug. 29th.—The monitor "Glowworm’ has been sunk at Ensk. The cause of the disaster was an explo- sion of an ammunition barge. The loss is estimated of about 20 men killed and 40 missirg. Paris, Aug. 29th.—The Munieipality o_' the Hague has withdrawn its exhibit at the Brussels reconstruetion exhibition, because of a controversy between the Belgian and the Netherland govts. over the revision of the treatv of 1839 Brussels, Aug. 29th.--The Belgian Govt. hss accepted the proposal of Mr. Herbert Hoover, Director-General of the Inter-All ed relief organization, that the flnal assets of the Belgian relief commis- sion, amcunting to about 316,000,000 be devoted to ‘create a foundation for the higher eduecation of the children of work- ers and people of limited meais. The assets consist of derosits in Belgian banks, and equipment and stores which have not yet been realized upon. NE¥ YORK, Aug. 80th 1919, Fiour, Blended Clear St. Lawrence [“rand pr. brl. $10.25. Meal, Kiladried per 100 ths $4.85 New Season’s Pork per brl. $57.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $56.00 Sugar---Crystals (Confirmed by Brokers) per 100 ibs. $7.28 Molasses £9° test pr 190 Ibs. no quotation. Cotton, M ddling Upiand, at Liverpool per th. 19 10-100 d. Bxchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.15 Exchange New York and London, sight $4.20/ LoxpoN, Aue. 30th 1919, Sugar-Dererara Crysials duty paid price. fixed by the Royal Commission per cwts 565. 9d. -83 s. 6d. Muscovado, 899/~ basis, floating terms in bond, D tto duty paid. 555. 6d.—765. 9d. German Beet 88°/ f.o.b. no further sales during the war Java 96°/ Gib.tar 9r Channel for Orders floating terms, no quotations.s Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red per cwt. 1255. -d. 1275. Cotton, Medium Fine Sea Island, at Liv- erpool nominal per Ib. Bank of ingiand rate of Discount per cent. 5. Consols 51 FOR SALE White Lime dcliveredin Estate Southgate Farm at 60 cents pr. barrel. ; ' ~~ CATHRINE LUDVIC